wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
mixture; jumble; cord made by entwining threads of various colours
mental condition; state of mind; mentality
directly opposite; right in front
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
mob; the masses; rabble; riffraff
to put an end (to); to close the books (on)
error; mistake; slip; bug
unvoiced opinion; (opinion of the) silent majority; views which are not expressed
the last moment; the very end
several shots; several blows
compliance; conformance; adaptation; (immediate) response; (rapid) reaction
completely; thoroughly; horribly; without exception; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
-less; lacking; non-existing
at once; immediately; right now
royal authority; regal power; authority of the king
appearance; expression; manifestation
variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question
same kind (race); homogeneousness
undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); surge; billow
to join together; to combine; to join up
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
to take back; to recapture
to make a mistake; to mess up; to make an error; to err
hegemony; leadership; initiative
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to